The not so hidden danger of saws

Today at Spirit West Coast, I grabbed my saw too hastily and cut my hand (again). I didn't think it was bleeding until I saw some blood on the keyboard (not too much... don't worry Mom). Someone asked me why I don't just file the teeth down, and I told him that it would take the danger and fun out of playing the saw. I had a great time playing today, despite the bleeding. I need to do 2 things before the next gig:

1. Disinfect my keyboard.

2. Visualize grabbing the saw by the "not sharp" regions.

-T.J.

Lunch at spirit west coast. Hopefully yum.

15ish Hour Drive Oh My!

It felt good to get out of the van after this!

We're at the monterey bay aquarium and it is awesome as always! -tj

A rock just flew up and smashed our van window.

I cut my finger playing SAW Ahhhh!!

Meet the animals of Castle Rock Yo!

Here we are at the gorge in washington. My phone cannot capture the beauty. Hanging out here was one of the most refreshing things i've done in a while. We had to get back on the road, but we could have stayed there for the rest of the tour and marvel at God's creation. -tj

I dont know where we are, but they had a bathroom, for which we were thankful. -tj

Yreka says hello, and goodbye. -tj

Ears are a nice thing to have

I got my new in ear monitors a few days ago and they are sweet! I just want to say a big thank you to Livewires for doing a rush order so I could have them for this tour. Being able to hear yourself on stage is a pretty good thing and these will help a lot in that area!

T.J.

Here we are unloading the vibes in Roseville. Eric and I built a vibe protector before we left. More on that later... -T.J.

....sad times. <p>spence

Travel Pillow

This week we're leaving on a short west coast tour, and I am preparing myself for another round of long days on the road. A travel pillow is a mandatory item for people like myself who don't sleep well regardless of the form of transportation. Every time I'm in a car, bus, train, plane, space shuttle, or hoverboard, I just can't catch any zzz's... until now....

The skyrest travel pillow is super compact, low profile, and people just love it when I whip this pillow out on planes and space shuttles! U-shaped pillows are soooo 2007. The skyrest is the future of sleep. In the same way that the Segway has virtually replaced the old, lame practice of 'walking' everywhere, the skyrest pillow will quickly dominate the realm of super portable travel sleep aid devices!

-T.J.

p.s.- This is a picture of me sound asleep on the space shuttle... ready to wake up refreshed and prepared to complete a day's work while hurling through space at tangential velocity... thanks skyrest!

Having a drum teacher

This is my drum teacher- his name is Ethan, AKA Eric's half-brother-in-law.
He's recorded and toured all over the world with big name acts such as Michael Jackson, Elton John, Kiss, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Metallica, The Police, Enrique Eglesias, Genesis- to name a few.
He is THE 'go-to' in the industry for anything drum related, or rather, anything music related. If you need something, he can probably do it- drums, guitar, cello, piano, trumpet--anything.



Ethan was kind enough to give me some tips not only on drumming, but on the vast world of drum tuning. Here's a shot of him schooling me.. He has a completely different approach from anyone I've see.I learned a lot from him- I mean, he's been playing drums for forever- my mom saw him with The Beatles in the Uk when she was 9...




Other things he taught me were life lessons such as getting gigs w Elton John, stopping global warming, how to become best myspace friends with someone, and how to build your own NASA spaceshuttle out of Legos. Again, he is the guy people call to get advice on these types of things- scientists, wildlife specialists, movie producers all look to him for help.

Thanks Ethan. This record wouldn't be the same without you.

Me and sean w band on the plane to portland. Had to wake up at six and only slept two hours.

Please watch this whole video

We're always looking for ways to improve Future of Forestry, and I think this video illustrates a direction we have been wanting to go for a while. Please learn these moves before you come to a show because we put our heads together and added choreography to such songs as "Twlilight," "If You Find Her," and "Sanctitatis." Thank goodness for GodTube.com!

-T.J.

The humid East Coast update

We made it back to the west coast, and it's good to be home. Here are some pics from the trip:
Unloading at San Diego Int'l.

Layover in San Francisco.

If you look really close, you can see the wing of the plane in this picture.

Getting ready to play at Creation.

During 'All I Want' at Creation, the wind picked up like crazy and it was blowing Eric's hair all around like a music video or something. Unfortunately, the wind gave way to rain, and it started pouring during the third song of the set 'Twilight.' We had to pull the plug and try to rescue the gear while not getting electrocuted! This is Spencer wiping off some guitar gear. So far, everything survived.

The stage was full of people covering things with tarps and rescuing electronic gear... sheer madness for a few minutes.

This barn looked cool, so I took a picture on the way to Winchester.

Our 2 hour San Fran layover on the way back turned into a 5 hour layover when the plane was delayed. After so much delay, flying into San Diego was a wonderful experience.

T.J.